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Dirk Nowitzki thought his shot was perfect when it left his hand. He'll definitely take the lucky overtime bounce. Nowitzki hit a fallaway 18-footer with a hand in his face as time expired to give the Dallas Mavericks a 115-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. "I thought it was going straight in.

Dirk Nowitzki thought his shot was perfect when it left his hand. He'll definitely take the lucky overtime bounce. Nowitzki hit a fallaway 18-footer with a hand in his face as time expired to give the Dallas Mavericks a 115-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. "I thought it was going straight in.

Dirk Nowitzki thought his shot was perfect when it left his hand. He'll definitely take the lucky overtime bounce. Nowitzki hit a fallaway 18-footer with a hand in his face as time expired to give the Dallas Mavericks a 115-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. "I thought it was going straight in.

Rashard Lewis watched several Orlando Magic games on TV this season. When it was finally his turn to play, it took him a while to stop being an observer. After a slow start, Lewis finished with 10 points in his first game back from a suspension, helping Orlando beat the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91 on Monday [...]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton has been diagnosed with a pinched nerve. Walton was examined Monday by back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles. The Lakers say Walton is expected to be out at least six weeks.

Joe Johnson scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks solved Portland's defense in time to beat the Trail Blazers 99-95 on Monday night. The Hawks, who won at Portland on Nov. 3, swept the season series for the first time since the 1996-97 season. Josh Smith had 20 points and [...]

Shawn Marion has left the Dallas Mavericks' game at Milwaukee with a sprained ankle and will not return. Marion departed with 2:19 to go in the first half Monday night and the team said early in the third quarter he would not return. The forward finished with six points. The 31-year-old Marion was acquired from [...]

Golden State Warriors guard C.J. Watson has tested positive for the swine flu. The team said Monday that Watson is being treated for the illness and that the team is taking precautions mandated by the league. Watson will not be with the team for the Warriors' games Tuesday at the Cleveland Cavaliers or Wednesday at [...]

Mavericks center Erick Dampier is flying to Milwaukee to rejoin the team, a night after being hospitalized for an unspecified illness before Dallas' game against Detroit. Dampier was taken to a Detroit-area hospital after warmups ahead of Sunday night's 95-90 victory over the Pistons. The Mavericks did not release any information Monday about why Dampier [...]

The Orlando Magic will have to wait a little longer to be at full strength. Backup center Marcin Gortat missed Monday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats because of an illness. He is averaging 4.4 points and 4.8 rebounds and is day to day. Orlando signed Gortat to a $34 million, five-year deal in the [...]